Cedar City, Utah history

A furnace ran for three years, beginning in September 1852, generating around 25 tons of pig iron from iron ore resources in the Iron Mountain District.

Secession and the politics of the Civil War, 1860–65The coming of the warThe political course of the warMoves toward emancipationSectional dissatisfaction

On February 18, 1868, Cedar City was incorporated.

Grover Cleveland’s first termThe surplus and the tariffThe public domainThe Interstate Commerce ActThe election of 1888

The Benjamin Harrison administrationThe Sherman Antitrust ActThe silver issueThe McKinley tariffThe agrarian revoltThe PopulistsThe election of 1892

In 1897, the Utah Legislature authorized the establishment of a teacher training school in southern Utah, choosing Cedar City as its location.

Completion in 1923 of a branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad from Lund stimulated development of the community.

In 1930, town residents constructed the Old Rock Church, located just east of the current city offices, from local materials and volunteered help.

World War IIThe road to warThe United States at warWar productionFinancing the warSocial consequences of the warThe 1944 electionThe new United States role in world affairs

The peak Cold War years, 1945–60The Truman Doctrine and containmentPostwar domestic reorganizationThe Red ScareThe Korean WarPeace, growth, and prosperityEisenhower’s second termDomestic issuesWorld affairsAn assessment of the postwar era

When a new hospital was built in 1964, the city donated the old one to the college for dorms and classrooms.

In 1968, elementary and secondary education majors were added, and the school was transformed to a four-year college.

Disclaimer: Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book published by University of Utah Press in 1994.

The 2010 midterm elections

The Iran nuclear deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, and the Ukraine crisis